Episode Four: Mutiny on the Bounty*, Part II

*and in some other places

The arrest of Governor Bligh, 1808, artist unknown, watercolour drawing, attached to the left hand wall in the image is a sheet with text, "O what can the matter be", Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

On 28 April 1789, William Bligh was set adrift on the ocean with 18 companions in a launch boat made for 10. What followed was beyond even Apollo’s powers of prophecy.

In this episode, we explore what became of Bligh and his loyalist, and discuss the repercussions of Part I.

Check out our Instagram for some amazing pictures related to the HMS Bounty. Check out our website or find us @themaydaypod on Twitter and Instagram to say hello.

Many thanks to our composer and producer Marlon Grunden, who you can find at his website here.

Further reading/viewing

• Paradise in Chains by Diana Preston

• ‘The Bounty bastard’, Rum, Rebels, and Ratbags podcast by ABC Radio, with Dominic Knight and historian David Hunt.

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